Wonderful adventure and story
Surely you must have appreciated the sense of these wise words from the Russian guy after this Vitim bridge crossing..."Please be careful..."

Enjoy the rest of the trip and thanks again !

Yes. As he was saying that I was thinking "my mother told him to say that"

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Originally Posted by WeazyBuddha

Watching Vitim bridge crossings is always a bit

Someone going over with full gear and helmet would quickly sink but I suppose that even in a swimsuit it would be near impossible to swim out of that cold fast-moving water.

Great RR, thanks for taking the effort. Back to lurk mode

This scenario plays out in your mind and you talk about it. I know I can swim in hiking boots.. so maybe I can in moto boots? Your only chance would be to get your jacket and helmet off right away. But getting to shore would be a different story. Of course this is all talk and your best option is to stay on the bridge.

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Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

Offff....my stomach hurts after watching that. I certainly don't have the nuts to ride that bridge, figuratively and for realz

Good job fellas........

You make me giggle like a school gir! I'm always surprised the balls you can find when you have to.

Great, great vid of the bridge crossing. I felt like I was right there. Good show!

Thanks. The Gopro 3 takes some amazing footage. I tried to upload in HD so you get everything. But you have to go in order to feel the power of the river. It really is crazy. There were huge trees floating down the river while we were on the bridge. Definitely should be on everyone's bucket list.

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Originally Posted by live2ridetahoe

That was some fast moving water!! Awesome vid Noah. Been looking forward to that for a long time. Done and done!!

Jeff G.

Done and Done. I said it was last time.. but I haven't done the OSR to Magadan yet.. so I might be back

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Originally Posted by C-Stain

Every time I see a Vitim River Bridge crossing I hold my breath. There is no way in the world i would be able to do that crossing. I'd pass out from hypoxia.

Congrats, Noah. You've done something not everyone get to attempt.

Keep the report coming - I'm enjoying every post.

I hold my breath with out knowing it. But on the bridge, I was breathing huge in out breaths to try and keep my self calm.

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Originally Posted by DCrider

awesome crossing and given the locale the mouth harp as the musical prelude was quite appropriate...Russian Deliverance

You got a purdy mouth boy!

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Originally Posted by advFord

Those videos were awesome, Noah! Thanks for telling the whole story and not just the gopro of the crossing. Are you still shooting on the Sony NEX 5? Looks great.

NEX 5 for most of the shots and Gopro for the POV shots. The shot of me riding onto the bridge was done with Kim's Panasonic DMC-LX7, as well as many of the pictures in the last few threads. It seem to be a pretty good camera for the job.

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Originally Posted by Long Trail

Great Video. Just curious how fast you think you were going over the bridge?

I was in 1st gear. Maybe 30 km/h at the end? probably around 20km/h for most of it.

These dilapidated bridges always make me think someones going to get a huge flat and go off the side. I know you walk the bridge to check for rotten boards but have you found anything sharp lying around or splintered wood?